Enthusiastic Invitation
"Ah?"
Linsey's expression changed; he felt the level of crisis suddenly rise to an unacceptable level.
It is even more serious than attacks by pirates or Ferocious Beast.
What left Linsey even more speechless was that a line of text popped up in the Task Bar.
Mermaid's Love
[Helping Red Sea Mermaid reproduce...]
Linsey didn't even look at the mission rewards and immediately gave up on the mission.
At this moment, more people arrived from the back of the deck.
It was the one-armed painter, Ala Song, who called the captain of the Fishing Boat to come up to the deck together.
Facing Linsey and Wala Wala, who were already there, the middle-aged man in charge of the Fishing Boat asked with a skeptical look, "You heard that the Sea People died? You're not mistaken, are you?"
"The connector on the rope control panel was still taut, and the boat was clearly moving normally."
Linsey pointed to the sea below.
"Take a look at the bottom yourself."
Using the light from the Wala Wala, the captain peered out.
The Sea People had indeed disappeared, leaving only the constantly wandering shadows surrounding the ship.
The captain was sweating profusely, unable to distinguish between rain and sweat. "What... what is this thing?"
Linsey gave a simple answer:
"Red Sea Mermaid".
The captain froze on the spot, thinking of his wife and underage children at home.
Linsey immediately turned around and walked towards the cabin.
Wala Wala naturally followed:
"Linsey, where are you going?"
Linsey gave her answer:
"Self-help".
"..."
The Red Sea Mermaid is a beautiful creature created by an artist.
They are purely marine creatures and find it difficult to move around on land.
However, this race needs to rely on land mammals to reproduce and thrive. The merfolk's favorite 'companion' is naturally the human, who is their creator and best suits their aesthetic.
The good news is that Red Sea Mermaid are very beautiful, and they will take care of their partners as much as possible during the breeding season, and will also give them corresponding rewards afterward.
The bad news is that this process is not a pleasant experience for the man.
The Fishing Boat sped through the storm.
The constant bumps and swaying were draining the passengers' energy.
As the night passed, many people could only lie prone in the cabin or lie helplessly, like lambs to the slaughter, powerless to resist.
However, Linsey remained very calm.
Before dawn, he arrived at Wala Wala's cabin. He sat down on the bed and began to wait quietly.
Faced with this situation, Wala Wala became somewhat anxious. "Linsey, aren't you going to try to escape?"
"If you get caught by those Red Sea Mermaid, you'll have to have their babies!"
Linsey has thought about the problem very seriously.
Now that he's wearing Eel Headgear, he can indeed plunge into the sea and swim alone towards the City of a Thousand Sails.
But swimming is not comparable to boating.
Comparing the two experiences of swimming and taking a boat, Linsey naturally rejected the former.
His reason for staying on the ship.
It's definitely not about taking this opportunity to broaden my horizons.
So he calmly said to Wala Wala:
"Don't worry, they can't catch me."
"Since these Red Sea Mermaid have normal intelligence, they will most likely bypass you, the female passenger, when searching for passengers on the ship."
Linsey calculated the time in her mind.
Ala Song had told him that, guided by the Sea People, it would normally take the ships 4 to 5 days to reach the City of a Thousand Sails.
We've only been out for two days now.
The Red Sea Mermaid is slower than the Sea People, so he'll probably be delayed...
"Sir, you have encountered a storm!"
"The ship is severely damaged. Let's get off and rest!"
"Please don't panic, we will definitely take care of your personal safety!"
The girl's enthusiastic shouts came from outside the cabin.
Her voice is sweet, as if she were singing.
An artist like Wala Wala could even sense the other person's emotions—a torrent of passionate love! Linsey, however, remained unmoved.
He didn't need to lean his head against the porthole to guess that it was the Red Sea Mermaid tempting people to go out.
"Our current location..."
The wind and rain continued outside.
Linsey opened the map and discovered that the surrounding area was not an endless sea.
The Fishing Boat stopped at the edge of an island.
The island's central area is vast, with a solitary peak surrounded by forests. But closer to the ocean, the terrain is a dense network of rivers, resembling a waffle enclosing a thick cake.
This is based on the Red Sea Mermaid' need for seawater and their need to reproduce with terrestrial creatures.
This island is clearly their best breeding ground.
The captain's voice rang out from the deck. "Miss Mermaid, we thank you for saving us from the Storm!"
"But allow me to clarify—I am responsible for the safety of the crew, and I would appreciate it if you could help us contact the Arts Department of the City of a Thousand Sails..."
The captain's voice was firm in his resistance.
But then, a splash of water was heard, followed by the sound of a man falling into the water.
The captain was mouthed to by a beautiful mermaid and dragged into the sea.
He was unable to utter another word.
The Red Sea Mermaid who had just spoken continued to shout:
"You guys have been through a night of Storm, how can you stay on the boat any longer?"
"Come down and rest!"
The passengers on board were not all from the Seven Seas Alliance; there were also ordinary travelers from other worlds.
Most of them would not be able to survive alone in the desolate world of the sea.
They also didn't know the true needs of the Red Sea Mermaid.
So even though the situation was strange, people still walked out of the cabin. They were led away by beautiful mermaid ladies, smiling, unaware of the truth, their faces even showing happy smiles.
On the contrary, the ladies on the ship were treated better.
Red Sea Mermaid cannot reproduce with females, but they can still enjoy normal, friendly treatment and have no problem going to the islands.
After an hour or two had passed.
Seeing that no one else came out of the cabin, the girl who had been shouting became more agitated:
"Gentlemen, please come out!"
"As everyone knows, we mermaids do not harm people. This is a rare moment for us to spend a wonderful night together!"
"..."
"If you don't come down, we'll come up and help you?"
Splash—
Water began to surge onto the deck and spread throughout the ship.
Then came the sound of something sliding on the water's surface.
Red Sea Mermaid flooded the ship with seawater and began prying open the doors one by one, 'inviting' those who didn't want to leave.
"Come on, let's go to the island together."
No!
"I have a girlfriend, don't do this."
"Wife, save me!"
The ship's cabin was filled with cries of agony.
The natives of the Seven Seas Alliance understood the fate that awaited them.
However, the strongest awakened one on the ship was only at the Fifth Stage, and he was unable to escape from the Red Sea Mermaid.
Before long, the same thing happened to the cabin where Wala Wala was.
The cabin door slammed open.
A beautiful young girl leaned into the doorway, holding onto it.
She wore a cool outfit woven from seashells and pearls on her upper body, and combined with her youthful and beautiful appearance, she looked like a princess on a beach vacation.
But if you look behind you, you'll see that her lower body is a huge and beautiful fish tail.
The other party saw the Wala Wala in the room.
His happy expression turned somber. "Oh, it's a lady."
"There are also human settlements on the island. Miss, you can go ashore and live there before the people who are there to pick you up leave."
The Red Sea Mermaid greeted them and then left the cabin.
Throughout the entire process, she completely ignored Linsey, who was hiding behind Wala Wala, while a man's wails immediately rang out from next door.
"..."
Wala Wala looked at Linsey.
The girl looked closely and then noticed something amiss.
Linsey appeared to be sitting on the bed, but in reality, her buttocks were dangling in the air, and she was half-squatting in place!